Don't be fooled by the title. Australian author Hannah Boland is a faithful servant of Jesus. But having lost a second near full-term baby in 2013, Hannah was forced to face the deep, often unanswered questions of the Christian faith and to peel away the layers of fluff or "superstition" to see what really lies at the heart of her faith, and to discover anew what it means to know God. To help her do this, Hannah engaged the help of three of her most trusted Godly mentors, and asked them to...

Вверх! Building on Your Foundations in Russian is an innovative intermediate course that seamlessly blends rigorous grammar instruction with engaging and functional communicative class activities.The course revisits topics typically covered in introductory courses, allowing learners to consolidate and expand their foundational knowledge. A blend of cultural insights, reading, listening, and viewing exercises enrich students’ cultural understanding. By presenting a range of...

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg is a dark, complex, and psychologically unsettling novel that stands as one of the most distinctive works of Gothic and early psychological fiction. First published in 1824, the book masterfully blends supernatural elements with deep explorations of identity, morality, and religious extremism. Set in Scotland, the novel unfolds through a layered narrative structure, combining an editor's account with the first-person c...

Natural Law in the Spiritual World and Love, the Greatest Thing in the World bring together Henry Drummond's two most influential attempts to interpret Christian faith through the intellectual idioms of the late Victorian age. In the first, he argues by analogy that the laws discerned in nature—growth, adaptation, degeneration, life—illuminate the realities of the soul; in the second, he offers a luminous exposition of 1 Corinthians 13. His prose is lucid, earnest, and aphoristic, poised b...

This book examines the stylistic development of English cathedral music during a period of liturgical upheaval, looking at the attitudes of cathedral clergy, liturgists, composers, leading church music figures and organisations to music and liturgy. Arguments that were advanced for retaining an archaic style in cathedral music are considered, including the linking of musical style with liturgical language, the recommending of a subservient role for music in the liturgy, and the development...

"There was a king named Dasharatha, the protector of dharma, as unshakeable as a mountain, true to his promises, well known throughout the world, and whose son is Raghava. Raghava, who is known by the name of Rama, is a righteous soul, famous throughout the three worlds. He has long arms and wide eyes. He is my husband and worshipable deity." (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 56.2-3)Forever Rama's is a collection of nineteen essays discussing the verses ...

A vibrant plea in favor of a better world, this book introduces us to a universe rich in traditions and spirituality. For over a year, Guylaine Cliche mingled with people of the Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake with the aim of conveying their message. True to the structure of the speaking circle, this book brings together 15 individuals from nine different origins to share their personal stories as well as teachings from the oral tradition. Among these teachings, the Moon Teaching i...